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Digital Kenyon: Research,
Scholarship, and Creative Exchange
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2-4-2021
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ESTABLISHED 1856 February 4, 2021 Vol. CXLVIII, No. 16
Kenyon receives $100 million gift for South campus housing
to act on the study so quickly.”
The completion of the new resi-
dences will temporarily increase
the number of beds on campus,
which will allow for renovations
to be made to existing dormito-
ries, most importantly those on the
First-Year Quad. According to De-
catur, subsequent renovations will
require dorms to be taken “offline”
for some time. Once all construc-
tion and renovation is complete,
the College will demolish the New
Apartments, meaning that there
will not be a net gain in housing af-
ter the demolitions.
Director of Residential Life Jil-
lian Yoder sees more apartment-
style housing options as an enticing
draw to prospective students. “We
hope that all of our halls and apart-
ments will be more than just a place
to sleep — and will continue to be a
Construction of the new apartment-style residences will begin in 2023. | COURTESY OF GUND PARTNERSHIP place for students to connect with
one another, learn, and enjoy their
SPENCER HIRSCH A housing study conducted by the for years to come. The College in- paign will now end in 2024, the four years on campus,” she said.
STAFF WRITER College last year identified a desire tended to end its six-year, $300 mil- year Kenyon turns 200 years old. President Decatur, too, sees this
for more apartment-style housing. lion fundraising campaign Our According to Decatur, the anon- donation as a promising develop-
On Jan. 26, President Sean De- Construction on the new residenc- Path Forward this year — as they ymous donor’s pledge came sooner ment for the College’s future, espe-
catur announced in a news bulle- es will not begin until spring 2023, reached the coveted $300 million than expected, even though Gar- cially given the impact COVID-19
tin that an anonymous donor has after Bushnell and Manning Hall mark five months ahead of sched- land says discussions between her- has had on Kenyon’s academic
pledged a $100 million gift to the are taken down. The residences will ule — but are now rebranding and self, Decatur and the donor began and residential life. “As we look to
College for three new, apartment- sit near and behind Old Kenyon. extending it. “The campaign is now about a year ago. The College ob- the future, this [donation] is … al-
style residences on South cam- In turn, Kenyon’s Advancement being called Our Path Forward to tained notice that they would be most a stake in the ground for the
pus. The donation is the largest in Division can now focus its atten- the Bicentennial with a goal of $500 receiving the donation towards the future that Kenyon is, at its heart,
Kenyon’s history, and it places the tion on meeting long-term fund- million,” she said. end of 2020, which coincided with a residential college,” said Deca-
school in elite company: Kenyon is raising goals — primarily securing Per the breakdown of the new the conclusion of the housing study. tur. “I think that [it’s] really impor-
now one of only 10 liberal arts col- gifts for scholarships, internship campaign, $205 million will go to- “The timeline of this is certainly tant right now to put that stake in
leges in the nation to receive a nine- stipends, summer research and wards financial aid and the hiring much faster than I anticipated when the ground in the future and say
figure gift. growing the College’s endowment. of faculty, $50 million will go to- we started the housing study,” he that we will not only get through
According to Decatur, the do- Vice President for Advancement wards academics, $190 million will said. “It was not on the radar screen COVID, but when we get through
nor cited a specific interest in al- Colleen Garland said the $100 mil- go towards overall construction that we would go from starting a COVID, our values wouldn’t have
locating the record-breaking dona- lion donation has reinvigorated the and $55 million will go towards an- study, finishing the work and then changed in terms of what’s impor-
tion to housing on South campus. College’s fundraising objectives nual fund gifts. The revised cam- straight to having an opportunity tant.”
Seven students test positive for COVID-19 within first week
LINNEA MUMMA that of the fall semester. However, Peirce port Coordinator, a position dedicated We will call you back,’” the student said.
NEWS EDITOR Dining Hall will reopen for in-person to tracking whether or not students are “It’s been almost a week and I haven’t
dining on Feb. 8, before the period’s con- showing up to receive their COVID-19 heard back from them.”
clusion. Once students have received two tests. Another student reported that their
As of Thursday, Kenyon has reported negative test results, they will be allowed Over the course of the next two weeks, friend, another close contact, showed
12 active COVID-19 cases: seven students to sit inside Peirce to eat, surrounded by students will be tested twice more for up to their designated testing slot and
and five employees. Additionally, 21 stu- plexiglass. Additionally, the Lowry Cen- COVID-19 in order to establish a base- was turned away for breaking quaran-
dents are currently in quarantine after ter reopened on Feb. 1 with limited hours line of community spread. Should stu- tine procedures. Smith then told those in
coming in close contact with those posi- for students. dents miss one of their tests, Neviska will quarantine that they would not be tested
tive cases, and wastewater data shows el- According to Smith, the decision to contact them to ensure that they make until their 10th day of quarantine, as per
evated levels of the virus on campus and open these buildings was made, in part, another appointment. Students who fail Knox Public Health guidelines.
unchanged in the Village. through conversations with the Student to receive a COVID-19 test after several As with last semester, students in
This is a significant increase in cases Council. Given wintery conditions, out- warnings could face interim suspension quarantine are still permitted to go to
compared to the start of the previous se- side congregation is not as feasible as it and be removed from campus pending a Peirce to pick up their meals.
mester. However, Director of Health and was in the fall semester, so both Smith student conduct outcome. Despite the complications that may
Counseling Chris Smith said that the and President Sean Decatur said that “We want to make it to May, and the arise throughout the semester, Smith
College was expecting an increase given opening these facilities provided a way only way we can do that — at least on the stressed the importance of staying to-
the current state of the pandemic, with for students to interact with one another. testing front — is to be more stringent in gether as a campus community.
over 120,000 Americans contracting the “Once folks have had two negative our approach,” Smith said. “We will not make it to May as a cam-
virus daily and new, more transmissive tests and we’ve reconstructed the bubble Two students in quarantine, however, pus unless we are truly working togeth-
strains of COVID-19 showing up around around campus, having the option to be find that the protocols for close contacts er,” he said. “We’ve got to extend grace
the country. Still, he noted that the posi- able to eat in Peirce is important,” Deca- remain ambiguous. One student said that toward one another, and we’ve got to also
tivity rate was still low in comparison to tur said. they were advised to contact Campus extend giving corrections at times. It’s
that of peer institutions, with only seven Still, Smith said that the College would Safety about their close contact status, what Kenyon is supposed to be about.”
positive cases among the 1,260 students be “tightening up” protocols. Associate but when they did so, Campus Safety pro-
in residence. Director of Young Alumni Engagement vided little information. Ongoing updates about COVID-19 at
The current quiet period will last un- Tristan Neviska ’13 has been temporar- “[The officer] said, ‘Stay there, don’t go Kenyon can be found on the College’s CO-
til Feb. 15, which is one week longer than ily selected to serve as the COVID Sup- anywhere, don’t interact with anybody. VID-19 Dashboard.
2 Thursday, February 4 | kenyoncollegian.com
Board refuses to recognize K-SWOC Village Council
EVEY WEISBLAT
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Horn Gallery sound technicians, have also
been laid off this year. In an effort to im-
prove student employment, the College an-
U.S.,” Decatur said. “So I think that those
other examples aren’t quite the same —
they’re different different types of unions in
talks Fire Dept.
ADAM MARGOLIS
NEWS ASSISTANT nounced updates to the student work system different types of institutional contexts.”
that will begin in the fall, in response to the In addition, K-SWOC pushed back SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY
The Board of Trustees voted unanimous- Campus Senate’s student employment re- against the idea that they and other unions FEATURES EDITOR
ly to decline the Kenyon Student Worker Or- view and organizing efforts of students dur- are “third party actors” and not a part of
ganizing Committee’s (K-SWOC) request ing the pandemic. the Kenyon community. This designation,
for union recognition, according to an email In laying out the reasons for the Board’s they argue, was assigned to K-SWOC by the The Gambier Village Council convened on Mon-
from President Sean Decatur sent to stu- decision, Decatur cited a mismatch between College in order to create division between day for its February meeting, during which it discussed
dents and employees on Dec. 11, 2020. The the College’s educational mission and the K-SWOC members and others in the com- the possibility of the Mount Vernon Fire Department
Board cited a number of reasons for this de- goals of a union, the “third party” nature of munity. Furthermore, they questioned the absorbing the College Township Fire Department
cision, emphasizing concerns about collec- collective bargaining, the diversity of student College’s respect for unionized staff mem- (CTFD). It also considered the Village’s 2021 budget
tive bargaining and the ability of a union to employment opportunities and interference bers already within the community, includ- and new traffic signage.
adequately represent the interests of student with “existing governance structures” such ing most maintenance and skilled trade In regards to the CTFD’s possible merger, Council-
workers. as Campus Senate. Decatur also expressed workers. member Liz Forman emphasized that the conversation
The decision comes on the heels of a concerns that future generations of student “Many members of both the recog- is still preliminary. In an email to the Collegian, For-
months-long initiative led by members of workers would be bound by a union, and nized unions on campus and K-SWOC are man explained that a possible absorption is one of sev-
K-SWOC’s steering committee, including said that the Board was concerned about a continuing a multi-generational relation- eral options the CTFD is considering in order to most
multiple requests for recognition to the Col- union interfering with the College’s demo- ship that is central to Kenyon’s existence effectively fund and run the Department in the future.
lege. It also follows a semester-long student cratic processes. as a functioning community. If all of these “It’s not a change — it’s just, ‘What does this mean?
employment review by Campus Senate and “We believe Kenyon’s culture of openness groups, with their overlapping connections What would this involve?’” Forman said during the
the formation of a special Board committee and accessibility would be materially com- to Kenyon, are outsiders, then who is part of meeting. She also said that the change could be benefi-
focused on analyzing the various ways the promised by introducing a union of student the Kenyon community?” K-SWOC wrote. cial for the Village, citing the past year’s high property
College provides financial support to stu- workers,” Decatur wrote in the message. K-SWOC also disputed the “grossly mis- taxes and the proposal’s potential to provide a more eq-
dents. “Kenyon has a strong, inclusive, and caring leading assertion” that if Kenyon were to rec- uitable distribution of fire and EMT funds.
Had the student worker collective been faculty and staff … We believe that putting ognize a union now, it would jeopardize the The fate of the CTFD was brought into question this
recognized by the College, it would have be- a union in the middle of these important re- independence and choice of future student past fall when the Department announced that, after
come the nation’s first comprehensive un- lationships would dramatically change Ke- workers. “Every workforce in any unionized several years of insufficient funding, it was on the brink
dergraduate union. nyon’s educational experience, in ways that workplace has the federally-guaranteed right of closing its doors. In October, the Council unani-
Members of the K-SWOC steering com- would not serve the interests of students, the to vote to decertify their union, just as they mously voted to endorse a property levy which would
mittee recalled being disappointed — but College, or its faculty and staff.” have the right to form a union in the first provide the Department with short-term aid. It later
not surprised — by the decision. They also K-SWOC responded to this decision on place,” they wrote. passed in November’s elections, accruing 81% of the
described feeling uplifted by the outpouring Jan. 8 in an email sent to Decatur, the Board In addition, K-SWOC expressed their vote.
of support from current and former student and the student body. In their email, they ad- concern that the Board had made its deci- The Village’s 2021 budget was also a topic of discus-
workers, which included a letter that drew dressed, point by point, the arguments made sion far earlier than the end of the semester sion. Although Gambier’s $431,000 starting balance
hundreds of alumni signatures in the hours by Decatur in his announcement of the deci- and was simply waiting for an opportune is significantly smaller than that of 2019 and 2020 —
after the College’s decision came out. The sion. They argued against the Board’s claim moment to announce their decision. They when the starting budgets were $725,000 and $799,000,
group has received support from faculty and that unionization would present a mismatch also brought up issues relating to the Board’s respectively — the Council remains optimistic about
other undergraduate and graduate unions. with Kenyon’s educational mission, citing transparency, expressing concerns that the the Village’s financial situation. “2020 wasn’t as bad as
A majority of student workers — over 200 the existence of undergraduate unions at in- College and the Board were shutting out it could have been,” Councilmember Betsy Heer said.
from seven employment “shops” — have stitutions like Grinnell College, and gradu- student workers and the rest of the Kenyon She also noted that the Council hopes to have a carry-
also signed union cards with K-SWOC. ate institutions like Yale University and the community from their decision-making over budget of $512,000— serving as a sort of rainy day
“I think something that’s important to University of Chicago. process by not having brought up the con- fund — by year’s end.
understand is that in a union fight, the em- “We are disappointed that the Board cerns until they were published in the letter. The Council also discussed the possible addition of
ployer isn’t the person who gets to decide expects K-SWOC members to believe the For now, K-SWOC’s principal objective safety initiatives for pedestrian crossing at the intersec-
when the fight is over — the workers are,” educational value at institutions like the is to exist as a support network for student tion of Routes 229 and 308. Among the proposed op-
steering committee member Nathan Geesi- University of Chicago, Columbia Univer- workers. Their main goal is to continue ad- tions was the acquisition of portable, battery-operated
ng ’21 said. “And the workers have, by a large sity, Grinnell College, and Yale University— dressing pressing issues with student work, speeding signs that can tell drivers how fast they are
majority, have chosen to side with K-SWOC a unionized Ivy League graduate program such as raising money to secure additional going.
in fighting for a union and fighting for things that produced Kenyon’s very own Provost, personal protective equipment for student Additionally, Mayor Leeman Kessler mentioned
to get better.” Professor Jeffrey Bowman—is somehow workers, including community advisors and that the search for the Village’s new fiscal officer is un-
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacer- compromised because their student work- other student employees who come in con- derway as the current officer, Kathi Schoner, prepares
bated issues of student employment, such ers have unionized,” they wrote in their re- tact with large numbers of people. for retirement.
as the College’s often criticized work-study sponse. Despite this major setback, K-SWOC
system. Most recently, the work-study sys- In response to this, President Decatur members remain resolute in their fight for The Council will hold its next meeting on Monday,
tem has negatively impacted Writing Center pointed out that most student unions, like union recognition. March 1 at 7 p.m. Interested community members can
staff, who will now only earn around $160 the ones at Columbia and the University of “The Board of Trustees does not get attend the meeting via Zoom. The meeting link will be
for the spring semester after their hours were Chicago, are made up of graduate students. the final word on whether a union will be made available here closer to the date.
reduced to one per week as a result of bud- “There really isn’t a wall-to-wall student la- formed at Kenyon,” K-SWOC wrote. “Stu-
get cuts. Other student workers, such as the bor union at the undergraduate level in the dent workers do.”
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Thursday, February 4
FEATURES kenyoncollegian.com 3
Fire, fugitives and fungi: a history of the New Apartments
The New Apts have been a source of infamy for nearly 50 years. | COURTESY OF GREENSLADE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES
SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY ing to retrieve her belongings last March, Per- Apartment F-2 caught fire. The fire, the cause talgia and disgust. “It was a hell hole,” Izzy
FEATURES EDITOR kins found that nearly all of her possessions on of which is unknown to this day, also spread Kotlowitz ’20, who lived in Apartment C-5
the floor were covered in mold. to Apartment F-1 downstairs, which also ex- her sophomore year, said in a message to the
As the College celebrates last week’s $100 These repeated instances support the Ke- perienced significant damages. While the fire Collegian. But, she added, “I also love that ev-
million anonymous donation for new, apart- nyon lore that the New Apts were meant to itself was troubling enough, the incident also eryone knows about the house centipedes that
ment-style residence halls on South campus, be temporary housing — it is no wonder that revealed an even larger issue: The New Apts, have lived in the downstairs new apts, a shared
as per the suggestion of the recent housing they are not in the best shape after nearly 50 despite having been occupied for five years pri- experience of sorts.” Perkins agreed. “No one
study, it also prepares to bid farewell to the years. As early as 1989, then-College Archivist or, did not have any smoke alarms. should have to live in a rodent-infested, mold-
most infamous housing option at Kenyon: the Thomas Greenslade told the Collegian that the The New Apts fire only marked the begin- infested apartment block,” she said. “But
New Apartments. Tucked away on the north New Apartments were meant to be temporary. ning of their tumultuous history. Only a year there’s something looking back on it that’s so
end of campus, the so-called “New Apts” have In more recent years, College Historian and later, in 1979, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office nostalgic.”
been home to some of Kenyon’s trademark Keeper of Kenyoniana Thomas Stamp ’73 re- arrested a man from Connecticut who was hid- The College’s recent announcement that
shenanigans since becoming the first student futed this claim. But when asked definitively ing out in the New Apts complex. Wanted for it will demolish the New Apts in the coming
apartments and co-educational residence on about the intended lifespan of the New Apts, violating his parole, the man was said to have years is not its first — in 2004, the apartments’
campus. Stamp — who himself was one of F Block’s first had a record of 14 thefts and an armed robbery. destruction had been proposed as part of the
Among current Kenyon students, the New residents in 1972 — said that they were built How the man ended up at Kenyon is unclear. College’s Master Plan, although obviously this
Apts are generally known for their run-down with “an anticipated expiration date.” By 1993, the New Apts underwent some did not come to fruition. When asked whether
nature, which has, at times, made them unin- “They were built, basically, to be 20-year much-needed renovations. Although the ren- he thought Kenyon would follow through this
habitable. The New Apts have had problems buildings,” Stamp explained. “Of course, at ovations were initially a success, their effects time around, Stamp said, “I do know for sure
with mold for many years; in 2003, residents this point, it’s [been] temporary for a consider- didn’t last. According to a September 1993 Col- that the College is committed to tearing them
of the neighboring D-2 were relocated to the ably longer period of time.” legian article, soon after the renovation was down — it’s just a matter of when.”
Kenyon Inn after returning from winter break, Stamp also said that is why the New Apts complete, a gas leak prevented residents from President Sean Decatur did note in a recent
when they found the mold in their apartment were never renamed. “You don’t want to honor accessing hot water for five days; residents also interview with the Collegian, however, that
had grown to the point that it was falling off the someone with the naming of something you’re complained that the new walls were incredibly the timeline on this was “not a crisp one,” as
walls. Even as recently as the fall of 2019, the going to be tearing down,” he said. thin. In the same article, the writer called these construction for the new South campus apart-
residents of Apartment D-1 were forced to re- In their earliest years, the New Apts were complaints “the last few kinks that needed to ments will not begin until 2023.
locate to Weaver Cottage following black mold viewed as an appealing housing option for be worked out.” In retrospect, it seems he may Though Perkins agreed that the New Apts
and mice infestations. According to Maggie students, largely on account of their being Ke- have spoken too soon. are long past their expiration date, she will still
Perkins ’20, one of D-1’s residents that year, the nyon’s first student apartments. Trouble with Yet in spite of the New Apts’ mold, mice be sad to see them go. “No one should have to
apartment also flooded while students were the New Apts, however, began within the first and thin walls, their former inhabitants still live there,” Perkins said. “But also, it’s so Ke-
away for spring break last year. Upon return- decade of their existence; in February 1978, manage to reflect on them with a sense of nos- nyon.”
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Answer Emily Criss ’21 Jack Paganelli ’22 Eyal Cohen ’24
’23
True or false: There is a dog park
True True False True False
in Gambier.
When is Groundhog Day? Feb. 2 Feb. 2 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 24
In what year was the first model of 2007 2007 2007 2006 2007
the iPhone released?
What is the primary ingredient in Chickpeas/garbanzo
hummus? Chickpeas Garbanzo beans Chickpeas Chickpeas
beans
Weekly Scores 4 3 2 2
4 Thursday, February 4
ARTS kenyoncollegian.com
New Gund Gallery exhibition celebrates the beauty of trees
Journey by Karen Snouffer is a tribute to the artist’s late father. It is one of several mixed media pieces in the exhibition. | SARA HALEBLIAN
MAE HUNT Snouffer’s artist statement on the ra Plagerman’s prints invite the al team since my freshman year, said. “This makes every minute
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
wall invites viewers to contem- viewer to look up and ahead. and The Art of Trees is by far the of work worthwhile to me.”
plate the relationship between Perhaps the most notable fea- most rewarding project for me,” Thanks to the Gund Gallery’s
The Gund Gallery’s latest ex- natural imagery, life and death. ture of The Art of Trees is how it Rebekah Utian ’22, one of the cu- COVID-19 procedures, which
hibition sees the forest for the The colors in the exhibition go combines various types of media. ratorial team’s leaders, said. include a maximum capacity of
trees. The Art of Trees trans- beyond the expected greens and Jennifer Steinkamp’s Dervish 9, Utian’s favorite part of work- 50 people, visitors are likely to
forms the Buchwald-Wright Gal- browns. Laura McPhee’s Quar- for example, is a digital projec- ing on the exhibition was helping explore the exhibition in relative
lery into a dynamic landscape, tered Rocky Mountain Elk, Milky tion that twists and turns with with the “Nearby Voices” sec- solitude. This enhances the view-
with images of both literal and Creek, White Cloud Mountains, artificial life. The diversity of the tion. For this part of the project, ing experience, as it allows for a
abstract trees dominating the Idaho creates an eye-catching exhibition makes for a mesmer- the curatorial team reached out more immersive journey in the
space. contrast of red and white. The izing walk-through experience. to five visual and literary artists, vibrant setting.
Walking through the exhibi- image of a bloody animal carcass The Art of Trees took about a all of whom reside in Gambier. For those unable to make it
tion is akin to losing oneself in in the snow is strangely peaceful, year and a half to curate, and is The section incorporates some to The Art of Trees in person, or
an ever-changing wood. In the with the trees standing guard in a collaboration between Gund of Gambier’s own natural beauty simply wishing to learn more
piece Journey by Karen Snouffer, the background of the scene. Gallery Associates and staff and into the larger exhibition. about the stories behind the piec-
branches hang from the ceiling Other artworks show trees Kenyon faculty, with most of the “If I’m honest, the best feeling es, the Gund Gallery will host a
like stalactites, immersing the from different angles. Color creative decisions being made by in the world is receiving positive virtual guided tour of the exhibi-
viewer. The installation is a trib- prints by Edward Burtynsky of- the student curatorial team. feedback from artists and local tion on Feb. 12 at 4:00 p.m. on its
ute to Snouffer’s late father, and fer a birds-eye view, while Lau- “I’ve worked on the curatori- community members,” Utian Facebook page.
CROSSWORD 1
5
Across
Skinner, in Disney’s Ratatouille
Hollywood’s biggest stars
1
2
Down
Landlocked African republic, or a bro
Mecca trekker
10 Prefix with ‘graph’ 3 Verve, panache
REILLY WIELAND ETHAN BONNELL
14 Beyonce song with the lyric “I got my angel now” 4 Best seen for the trees
CROSSWORD EDITOR CONTRIBUTOR
15 Actress playing Carrie in Sex and the City 5 Like small talk?
16 Exam for dentists? 6 One of the muscles used for rowing
17 The door is half-opened, half-closed 7 Glass who hosts This American Life
18 Drummer Ringo 8 de Beauvior’s existentialist partner
19 Dispatched a letter, say 9 Is a magic number
20 Spanish monies 10 Sender’s charge
22 Also known as an exam 11 ‘Is’ in the plural
24 Title for Cruz or Sanders (abbr.) 12 Waged a campaign
25 Before 1939 13 Straight TikTok’s cooler counterpart
27 Like herding cats 21 A square, for one
31 Ice and Stone 23 The whale to Jonah
33 British word for joke cracked at Christmas 25 Winter hours in San Fran
34 Oberlin’s controversial alumna, ____ Dunham 26 Le déjeuner des Canotiers painter
35 “Gunga ___” (by Rudyard Kipling) 27 Technology behind the name of “Daft Punk is
36 Cell fuel Playing at My House” band
37 A friend of the gal kind 28 Songs by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and
39 Future zygotes Bowling for Soup
41 Frigg’s one-eyed husband 29 Satire of launch into space possibly
43 Food-label figures 30 A late-night text not allowed during the quiet
45 Like numbers in shows period
46 Passing comment? 32 The bell’s deliverance
47 Genus of plant including Timothy hay 37 Ballet “step”
49 It’s the end of the world as we know it, according 38 One who puts others first
to them 40 Baby got back?
50 Unakyu roll fish 42 “Blessed are the young for they shall ___ the
51 Cold remedy brand that is sometimes difficult to national debt” –Herbert Hoover
buy under 18 43 Suffix for sky or spy
55 Nowhere near closer 44 Genre of Pride and Prejudice
Did you finish this crossword? Email a photo of your 58 10th century Roman emperor dubbed “the Great” 46 Much-praised debut novel by Raven Leilani
completed crossword to crossword@kenyoncollegian. 60 Distant explosion; often super 48 Secretly change one’s name, maybe
com. 61 Gold Rush clothier whose brand lives on 51 Wipes up
62 A quirky organization quelled by the College 52 “Do you play me ___ _ fool?”
You can also complete this crossword online at 63 A set of scullers 53 Happily-after connection
kenyoncollegian.com/section/opinion. 64 In order to prevent 54 Common duel setting
65 Surrealist in Bern studio 55 U-turn from “nothing”
66 Make money 56 Cost of business
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Thursday, November 4 | kenyoncollegian.com
On the Record: Amos N. Guiora ’79
FREDRIKE GIRON-GIESSEN
ARTS EDITOR tel room at night? I mean, I can’t suggested that I write the book
make it any clearer for you than that becomes the opposite of En-
that. That’s the essence of en- ablers, but this was a path I never
abling. And that’s a crime. And ever, ever, ever, ever considered.
This article contains content I hope one of the things that But here I am, working on this
that may be disturbing to some comes out of the book is that stuff all day and all night.
readers. people will understand that not
only is that intolerable, but it Do you hope that this book
Amos N. Guiora ’79 is a pro- also needs to be illegal, and peo- inspires change? Being that you
fessor of law at the S. J. Quinney ple need to pay a price for doing are a professor of law, what do
College of Law of the University that. you think is the best course for
of Utah and a graduate of Kenyon future accountability of these
College. Guiora has written sev- Your previous works have institutions?
eral books, including The Crime mostly concerned terrorism,
of Complicity: The Bystander in cybersecurity, complicity in the I’m very involved in work-
the Holocaust, and Global Per- Holocaust and homeland secu- ing with legislators around
spectives on Counterterrorism, rity. How were you led to docu- the country on criminalizing
among others. His most recent menting sexual assault cases? the enabler and the bystander.
book, Armies of Enablers: Sur- That’s one. Two, I absolutely
vivor Stories of Complicity and The Crime of Complicity was want institutions, whether it’s
Betrayal in Sexual Assaults, is a a book that I never intended to universities, colleges, the Cath-
collection of stories from sexual write whatsoever. My parents are olic Church ... to have signifi-
assault survivors from college Holocaust survivors, but I grew cant conversations on their cul-
sports, United States gymnastics up in a home where the Holo- ture of enabling. Three, I want
and the Catholic Church, where caust was never discussed. And to change the paradigm that
he examines how to hold the by- then I was training for the Salt sexual assault survivors are not
standers of these acts account- Lake marathon, because I run, believed when they report. The
able. and my running partner said to numbers show that around 97 to
me, “How did this — this being 98% of sexual assault survivors
Your book Armies of En- the Holocaust — how did this speak the truth. Four, I want in-
ablers focuses on cases of sex- happen?” And I had a brilliant stitutions to engage internally, to
ual assault from Pennsylvania answer, which was, I have no make it very clear that enabling
State University to the Catholic idea — which is pretty embar- will not be tolerated and that a
Church. Why did you choose rassing. I came home and I said, faculty member or staff member,
to write this one book on all of COURTESY OF AMOS N. GUIORA “The time has come to learn anybody who has enabled by not
these stories? about the Holocaust.” And I re- acting, will pay the consequenc-
ing. The fascinating question sons. One, frankly, the financial alized that the bystander from a es, and for the consequences to
I began the book focusing on you ask is, how do you gain their [aspect]. The institution is fo- legal perspective had never been go beyond a slap on the wrist.
Michigan State and the Catho- trust? With a number of them, cused on itself and its name and addressed before. I said, “I’m Finally, to absolutely ensure
lic Church. But the moment that I spent hours. And for some of brand. It’s called ‘institutional going to address that.” So The that sexual assault survivors
Ohio State exploded, it was only them, this was the first time protection mode’. Two, some of Crime of Complicity looks at the know that not only will enabling
natural to look at Ohio State. they’ve ever spoken on this stuff. the athletes tell me they were bystanders in the Holocaust, and not be tolerated, but, more im-
And because the same doctor at One, I wanted to be the hon- disposable, so from the institu- tells the story of my parents in portantly, that the institution
Michigan State had abused the est recorder of their terrible sto- tion’s perspective, it’s just the the Holocaust through the lens clearly articulates that the pri-
girls at USA Gymnastics, tying ries. Two, I wanted to put myself next man up or woman up. Some of the bystander. mary duty is owed to the indi-
the two together makes sense. in the shoes of the reader, while of the institutional officials have I thought I was done with the vidual and not to the institution.
being of interest to the reader. had a very strong identification whole bystander issue because it If I can change all that, then this
What was the process of But the most important thing with the institution, rather than wasn’t my main thing — because project will have meaning.
choosing people to interview was to accurately convey to the identifying with the survivor. I I’ve always written about ter-
for this book? How did they feel reader the facts that the sur- think some of the enablers didn’t rorism, national security since This interview has been edited
about you using their personal vivors shared, with the under- like the survivor — they viewed forever. Then I had dinner in for length and clarity.
stories? How did you establish standing that the survivor and I them as a pain in the ass. And I Chicago with my publisher who
trust with the victims? may not agree as to the analysis, think some of the university of-
interpretation and conclusion. I ficials or institutional officials
The first person I spoke with think also that when we would are afraid of acting in a way that
gave me the name of an attorney re-engage with some of them, might harm their financial self-
who represented her, and then I was really careful, precisely interest. It’s your job. If you’re a
I worked through the attorneys within the swim lanes that they whistleblower, it might be con-
who gave the names of their cli- had articulated. sidered a pain in the ass if you’re
ents who had agreed to at least I also need to add that writ- a whistleblower. I don’t like the
have me reach out to them. ing a book like this has so many expression, but it’s a lot easier to
Then, the client would decide moving pieces. It required a turn a blind eye.
whether or not to speak with team of people who worked with One of the women who I spent
me. If he or she agreed to speak me. They were present students, a zillion hours with, her name is
with me, then there were obvi- former students — there’s a Maddie Larson. Maddie Larson
ously conditions to talk. Some of whole team of people who were was, at the time, America’s fa-
the survivors requested that the involved with me throughout vorite gymnast. Maddie put it
attorney be on the call. I would the process. this way: Elite gymnasts, when
leave it to the individual, wheth- they traveled to different meets
er they wanted to be [referred A passage from your book around the world, they stayed in
to as] John Doe, or some other that really struck me was, “One hotel rooms — two or four girls
alias, or by name. day these institutions held the in the room. And [Larry] Nassar,
It was a process of constantly survivors as examples of ‘our’ the doctor, was in his own hotel
checking with them, even when excellence; the next day, they room, and the girls were told in
I was writing drafts, to make shoved them out the door.” the evening to go to Larry’s ho-
sure that they were comfortable What is your abridged answer tel room by themselves for medi-
— and that was a critical issue, for why these institutions don’t cal treatment. Maddie was 13 or
because some of these people take accountability? Wouldn’t 14 at the time, and the quote I’m
hadn’t shared [this] with their it be easier than to deny allega- giving you is from her, it’s in the
family, and some of them were tions? book, and here’s the essence of
not interested in the public or it: Who the fuck sends a 14-year-
employers or coworkers know- I think for a number of rea- old girl by herself to a man’s ho-
6 Thursday, February 4
OPINIONS kenyoncollegian.com
STAFF EDITORIAL
A cautious
welcome back
Welcome back, Kenyon College.
To the upperclassmen who have waited an
arduous 11 months to return to Kenyon, it feels
good to finally be home. To the returning soph-
omores and first years, we are excited to finally
see you in person and share the magic of being
on campus once more.
While this moment of reunion feels almost
too good to be true, it is essential that we not
forget the sobering responsibility we have now
that we’re here.
The COVID-19 pandemic is much worse
than it was when we were sent home last
March, when only a handful of cases were re-
corded in Ohio. Now, the state is recording on
ALEX GILKEY
average more than 5,000 cases daily, with 200
in Knox County alone. On campus, too, the
numbers are reflective of the virus’ increased
spread across the country, with the College re-
porting six student positives in the past week.
Kenyon must provide a vaccine plan
As a result, our return to campus has been
far from familiar. The precautions we must SALVATORE MACCHIONE nuanced and comprehensive plan, unique opportunity to combat this
take — isolating in our rooms, eating alone, OPINIONS EDITOR there’s no guaranteeing the doses injustice head-on; by creating a vac-
distancing from friends and classmates — are will be appropriately managed and cination plan and obtaining vac-
not easy, but they are absolutely essential. We On Dec. 11, the Food and Drug distributed. The lack of a vaccine cines for all members of the Kenyon
must move about campus with empathy in Administration granted the first plan is especially jarring when com- community, the College would help
mind, cognizant that an irresponsible act not emergency use authorization for pared to the many spread reduction to eliminate this healthcare inequi-
only endangers ourselves, but also threatens the highly effective, two-dose Pfiz- efforts that the College has enact- ty within the community.
the safety of other students, employees, com- er-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine — ed — social distancing, the imple- While national supply short-
munity members and even those in surround- a turning point in the United States’ mentation of remote learning and ages and state-specific vaccination
ing areas. race to produce and distribute a safe a mask mandate, among others. In procedures may delay any attempt
It is a relief and a comfort just to be back and effective inoculation. Unfortu- fact, the only mention of vaccina- the College makes at community-
on campus. Let’s focus on the things we can nately, nationwide supply shortages, tion in the entirety of the school’s wide vaccination, a lack of financial
do safely — outdoor walks with friends, so- storage difficulties and distribution COVID-19 addendum is that, “the resources will most likely not be
cially distanced in-person classes and brief but disarray have left many Americans College encourages students to re- Kenyon’s problem. Take Fordham
meaningful encounters on Middle Path. Let’s vaccine-less. To ensure healthcare ceive the COVID-19 vaccination.” University, for example. Fordham
remember that the precautions we take ensure equity and the safety of the Gam- This lackluster one-sentence state- has 10 times the population of Ke-
we can be in this wonderful place for a little bier community, Kenyon must de- ment is a disservice to the hundreds nyon, but just under double the en-
bit longer and have even more gratitude for this velop a comprehensive vaccination of students and faculty that are anx- dowment. Despite having five times
community when things do return to normal. plan, including plans to distribute iously waiting for the school to re- fewer dollars per student, Fordham
As for the Collegian, we will continue to sufficient doses for all members of lease a vaccine plan. has managed to successfully order
publish digitally to ensure safe reading for ev- faculty, staff and the student body. The Biden administration has doses of the Moderna vaccine for all
eryone. We are excited to continue to deliver As it stands, Kenyon’s adminis- remained adamant that by the fall, 16,000 of their students, faculty and
reliable and pressing news to the Kenyon com- tration has not made public a CO- anyone who wants a vaccine will staff. If feasibility is not the prob-
munity. Last semester, we worked hard to cover VID-19 vaccination plan, nor do be able to get one. However, that lem, why hasn’t Kenyon done the
historic events on campus, including the effects they have one in the works — trou- is many months out, and the most same?
of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unioniza- bling, considering the pandemic vulnerable populations cannot wait Kenyon must take immediate
tion of student workers. We promise to bring is responsible for nearly 450,000 that long. Among those most sus- action to produce a COVID-19 vac-
the same attention to detail and critical eye to American deaths, including 65 here ceptible to COVID-19 are commu- cination plan; it cannot sit on its
our coverage this semester. in Knox County. While the Col- nities of color who, according to a hands and leave our community at
Kenyon’s mission statement challenges us to lege noted that it has been in con- report by the CDC, are nearly three the mercy of both COVID-19 and
“treat one another with respect and kindness” tact with Knox Public Health re- times more likely to die from the the inequitable disaster that is the
in our mutual effort to “recognize the fun- garding vaccination opportunities, virus than white individuals. This American healthcare system.
damental dignity of all.” This effort is, as the President Decatur said in a Feb. 3 staggering statistic, compounded
mission statement points out, what “unifies us interview with the Collegian that with the fact that BIPOC are hav- Salvatore Macchione ’23 is an
across our backgrounds, identities, and posi- Kenyon does “not yet” have a vac- ing a discernibly more difficult time American studies major from Chica-
tions.” Complying with the new COVID-19 re- cination rollout program in place. obtaining the vaccine, represents a go, Ill. You can contact him at mac-
strictions is a sign of respect and kindness for Even if Kenyon does acquire clear and present inequity in Amer- chione1@kenyon.edu.
students, professors, and staff members. These sufficient vaccine doses, without a ica’s vaccine rollout. Kenyon has the
new rules may distance us physically, but they
unify us in a larger sense, ensuring that all who
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Thursday, February 4
SPORTS kenyoncollegian.com 7
Super Bowl LV preview: a much-awaited quarterback duel
JORDY FEE-PLATT
SPORTS EDITOR
This year’s Super Bowl, which will
take place on Sunday at Raymond
James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla., is
a clash of the old versus the new. It fea-
tures an all-time quarterback match-
up — 43-year-old Tom Brady and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off
against 25-year-old phenom Patrick
Mahomes and the reigning champion
Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV.
Brady is nearing the end of a legend-
ary career, while Mahomes, fresh off his
first championship win, is just begin-
ning to make his mark.
Brady, a six-time Super Bowl cham-
pion with the New England Patriots, is
widely considered the greatest player of
all time. Following 20 seasons with the
Patriots, Brady signed with the Bucs
this past offseason, looking to surround
himself with more talent to make a run
at another Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs were the victors of Super Bowl LIV by a score of 31-20. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Following a slow start to the sea-
son, Brady has developed a strong rap- After the Bucs finished with an 11-5 to play the Super Bowl in their home seconds left. In the AFC Champion- ed. If the Chiefs produce pressure, the
port with his talented receiver corps, record this season, the NFC’s fifth seed stadium. ship Game against the Buffalo Bills, an Bucs will struggle mightily to keep up
led by Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and had to win three games on the road The Chiefs are coming off their first offensive explosion from reliable play- with the high-powered Chiefs’ offense.
Antonio Brown. It is clear that Brady’s to reach the Super Bowl —and they Super Bowl title in 50 years, after beating makers Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill For the Bucs, the key will be making
struggles towards the end of his tenure did just that. Tampa Bay first knocked the San Francisco 49ers. Astonishingly, carried them to a 38-24 victory. someone other than Kelce and Hill beat
in New England were due to the lack off the Washington Football Team in Kansas City improved on their title- Despite the old-versus-new narra- them. Those two have given oppos-
of talent around him, not his ability. In D.C., then proceeded to take down the winning regular season, finishing 14-2 tive surrounding the game’s starting ing teams’ defenses headaches all sea-
his last season with the Patriots, Brady Saints in the Mercedes Benz Superdo- and earning the No. 1 overall seed in the quarterbacks, the Super Bowl will likely son with their big-play ability. Limiting
threw for 4,057 yards and 24 touch- me after losing twice to them during AFC. They faced a firm challenge from come down to the two teams’ defenses. their impact will give the Bucs’ offense a
downs, completing 60.8 percent of his the regular season. To top it off, they the Cleveland Browns in the divisional If the Chiefs’ defensive front can get chance to keep pace.
passes. This season, Brady improved beat MVP favorite Aaron Rodgers and round, the Chiefs’ first playoff game fol- pressure on Brady, it will dramatically Will the elder statesman capture
dramatically in all three categories, the Green Bay Packers in subfreezing lowing their bye. Mahomes suffered a improve their chances of winning the a mind-blowing seventh title? Or will
throwing for over 4,600 yards and 40 temperatures in the NFC Champion- concussion in the third quarter, forcing game. In the playoffs so far, Brady’s the young superstar bring Kansas City
touchdowns, and holding a 65.7 com- ship Game. The Buccaneers will return veteran backup Chad Henne to convert completion percentage is 28.6% under back to back championships? We will
pletion percentage. home to make history as the first team up a game-clinching first down with 13 duress, and 61.4% when he is protect- find out this Sunday.
2021 Olympics may be cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
JOE WINT anonymous senior member of Japan’s ruling offers some hope for Olympic fans and partici- ual countries began to pull their athletes out of
SPORTS EDITOR coalition said that the Japanese government had pants. However, a significant period of time is the Games. This time around, however, no coun-
privately concluded the games will have to be required before global immunization is possible. try has said it will opt out of the Games. Some
With the 2021 Summer Olympics set to be- cancelled. “No one wants to be the first to say According to the Associated Press, over 127 mil- leaders, including Australian Prime Minister
gin in just 138 days, mounting skepticism about so but the consensus is that it’s too difficult,” the lion citizens in Japan alone will need to be vac- Scott Morrison, have expressed serious skepti-
Japan’s ability to safely host the Games has put source told the Times. “Personally, I don’t think cinated in order for it to safely host the games. cism about Japan’s ability to host the event safely.
Japanese officials on the defensive. The COV- it’s going to happen.” Priority vaccinations in Japan will not begin for The United States Olympic Committee, in con-
ID-19 pandemic continues to rage around the But Olympic and Japanese officials were at least another month, while the host nation’s trast, said in a statement on Jan. 21 that it had not
world and the sluggish reality of global immuni- quick to deny those reports, insisting the games general vaccination campaign is set to begin in received any news “suggesting the Games will
zation may make the cancellation of the games would move ahead as planned and calling all May, only two months before the Games are set not happen as planned, and our focus remains
necessary. reports “categorically untrue.” Prime Minister to start. on the health and preparedness of Team USA
On March 19, 2020, former Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide affirmed Japan’s stance last Fri- Despite Toshio Nakagawa, president of the athletes ahead of the Games this summer.”
Shinzo Abe of Japan made the decision to post- day, telling his country’s parliament, “I am deter- Japan Medical Association, independently say- Athletes, many of whom get just one or two
pone the Olympic Games for the first time since mined to realize a safe and secure Tokyo Games ing that “it is not possible to accept [spectators]” shots at the Olympics in their entire career, might
the games began in 1896. The games, originally as proof that mankind will have overcome the considering the current state of the pandemic, not get another chance to compete if the 2020
slated to take place from July 24 to Aug. 9 of 2020, virus,” according to the Washington Post. the IOC has ruled out holding the Olympic Games are cancelled. “Whatever they say they
are now set to begin on July 23, 2021 and run Since initial COVID-19 outbreaks halted Games without spectators. “Tokyo 2020 is mak- want us to do, I’m in 100%, because I’ve been
until Aug. 8. The Paralympic games (originally professional sports play around the world, ath- ing efforts to accommodate spectators as much training so hard and I’ve just been so ready,” US
scheduled for the summer of 2021) are shifting letics have resumed in varying fashions. The as possible, while implementing thorough mea- gymnast Simone Biles told CNN Sports.
accordingly and will now run from Aug. 24 until implementation of playing without fans in are- sures to prevent infection,” the organization said Takeshi Niinami, a prominent advisor to
Sept. 5, 2021. Abe and Thomas Bach, president nas and isolated athletic campuses have proven in a statement. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, provided CNBC
of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), successful in returning athletes to competitive A recent online survey by Kyodo News re- with guidelines that should be achieved for the
certified the decision due to growing hesitance play — though nothing has been attempted on vealed that over 80% of the Japanese public now Tokyo Olympics to safely go on as scheduled.
from national Olympic committees, athletes, the same scale as the Olympics. In the year since believes the Games should be cancelled or re- These include controlling the current resurgence
sports federations and health experts to hold the the first outbreaks, scientists and public health scheduled. However, Japanese investing com- of cases in Tokyo, requiring individuals to wear
games amid the COVID-19 outbreak. officials have gained tremendous insight into the panies, which have poured millions of dollars contact-tracing devices, successful rollout of the
The Olympic Games have only been can- coronavirus and have an improved sense of how into Olympic advertising and affiliated busi- vaccine in February and experimenting with
celled three times in their storied history: once to contain it. Japan has fared quite well in its han- ness, remain undeterred and are continuing to other major professional sporting events in Japan
during World War I and twice during World dling of the pandemic, experiencing only about work under the assumption that the event will go (such as professional baseball games).
War II. Despite great tragedies throughout the 1% of the cases reported in the United States. ahead as planned. Japanese officials have prohib- If deemed safe, the 2021 Summer Olympic
years, such as the bombing of the 1996 Atlanta Yet, despite Japan’s early success at controlling ited investors from giving media interviews and Games will surely go down in history as one of
Games, the games have continued, serving as a COVID-19, the host country continues to face discouraged companies from raising concerns the most improbable sporting events to occur
symbol of unity and perseverance for grieving unpredictable outbreaks and complications. To- about a potential “Plan B.” But internally, com- given the circumstances. As the world attempts
communities around the world. kyo and three other provinces are currently un- panies are attempting to create plans for what to emerge from a once-in-a-century pandemic,
Japan remains steadfast in their mission to der a state of emergency for the second time this feels like an inevitable cancellation or reduction the Games may be exactly what it needs: a sym-
host the games for the first time since 1998, de- month and are dealing with their deadliest pan- in scale. bol of good will and collaboration in which each
nouncing recent reports of internal doubt. Most demic wave yet. Much of the initial postponement was forced nation may engage in friendly competition on
recently, the Times of London reported that an The long-awaited release of multiple vaccines upon Japan as Olympic committees for individ- the world stage.
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